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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * Trager Jean S   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol REPUBLIC BANCORP INC /KY/ [RBCAA] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director __X__ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) (Last) (First) (Middle) 601 WEST MARKET STREET 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 12/31/2015 (Street) LOUISVILLE, KY 40202 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Class A Common Stock 12/31/2015   W V 1,049,225.277 (3) A $ 0 (3) 2,388,861.715 I By Teebank Family Limited Partnership (1) Class A Common Stock 12/31/2015   W V 28,449.321 (3) A $ 0 (3) 86,825.956 I By Jaytee Properties Limited Partnership (2)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Class B Common Stock

(4)

12/31/2015

W

V

137,569.661 (3)

(5)

(6)

Class A Common Stock

137,569.661 (3)

$ 0 (3)

313,216.717

I

By Teebank Family Limited Partnership

Class B Common Stock

(4)

12/31/2015

W

V

6,374.582 (3)

(5)

(6)

Class A Common Stock

6,374.582 (3)

$ 0 (3)

19,454.914

I

By Jaytee Properties Limited Partnership

Class B Common Stock

(4)

(5)

(6)

Class A Common Stock

142,764

142,764

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Trager Jean S 601 WEST MARKET STREET LOUISVILLE, KY 40202		X

Signatures

/s/ Jean S Trager		01/11/2016
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Teebank Family Limited Partnership ("Teebank") is a family limited partnership. The Reporting Person and her son are co-trustees of a trust (the "GP Trust") which is a co-General partner of Teebank. Multiple trusts (the "LP Trusts") for the benefit of the Reporting Person are limited partners of Teebank. The Reporting Person is a beneficiary of the LP Trusts and Reporting Person's son is the sole trustee of the LP Trusts. The Reporting Person's son has sole voting and dispositive power of the Teebank LP Units held by the LP Trusts. The Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of the reported securities except to the extent of her pecuniary interest therein.
(2)	Jaytee Properties Limited Partnership ("Jaytee") is a family limited partnership. The GP Trust is a co-General partner of Jaytee. The LP Trusts are limited partners of Jaytee. The Reporting Person's son has sole voting and dispositive power of the Jaytee LP units held by the LP Trusts. The Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of the reported securities except to the extent of her pecuniary interest therein.
(3)	On December 31, 2015, Teebank LP units and Jaytee LP units were transferred from a trust for the benefit of the Reporting Person's deceased husband to one of the LP Trusts in accordance with the will of the Reporting Person's husband. The number of securities reported as acquired reflects the proportionate number of securities attributable to the transferred LP units.
(4)	Class B Common Stock is immediately convertible into Class A Common Stock on a one share for one share basis.
(5)	Immediate.
(6)	None.

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